bring out

1. 1.

   make visible

   “Summer brings out bright clothes”

   “He brings out the best in her”

   Synonymsunveilreveal

   Broadershow

   Narrowerdiscloseexcavatetrot outunfold
2. 2.

   bring out of a specific state

   Synonymslet out

   Broaderlet go of
3. 3.

   prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

   “publish a magazine or newspaper”

   Synonymspublishput outissuerelease

   Broaderpublicize

   Narroweredit
4. 4.

   direct attention to, as if by means of contrast

   “This dress accentuates your nice figure!”

   “I set off these words by brackets”

   Synonymsset off

   Broaderstress

   Narrowerpick upforegroundraise
5. 5.

   bring onto the market or release

   “produce a movie”

   “bring out a book”

   “produce a new play”

   Synonymsproducebring on

   Narroweroffer
6. 6.

   encourage to be less reserved

   “The teacher tried to bring out the shy boy”

   Broaderencourage
7. 7.

   take out of a container or enclosed space

   “Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!”

   Synonymsget out

   Broaderunpack

   Narrowerwinkle
8. 8.

   bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc.

   Synonymsintroduce

   Broaderintroduce
9. 9.

   make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

   “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”

   “The actress won't reveal how old she is”

   “bring out the truth”

   “he broke the news to her”

   “unwrap the evidence in the murder case”

   “The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings”

   Synonymsunwrapdiscloselet onrevealdiscoverexposedivulgebreakgive awaylet outuncover

   Broadertell

   Narrowerblackwashmuckrakeblowoutcome out of the closetspringbetrayconfideleakspill the beans

Questions about bring out

What does bring out mean?

bring out means "make visible". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bring out?

Close synonyms include unveil, reveal, let out, publish, put out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bring out a common word?

bring out is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.